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Types of ASTE Membership
Journal Subscriptions
ASTE Regions
Refund Policy

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Types of ASTE Membership

U.S. Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any U.S. Resident
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Canadian Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any Canadian Resident
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

International Membership
Price: $95.00
Qualification:  Any Resident outside of the United States or Canada
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Student Membership
Price: $55.00
Qualifications:  In order to qualify to be an ASTE member at the student level, the following must apply:  1) You are full-time student at an accredited University/College,  2) You do not already hold a terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.),   3) You can provide contact information for a faculty member at you institution that is willing to verify your status as a student and be your faculty sponsor.
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription (Jan. -Dec.) to  the Journal of Science Teacher Education, the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources, access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.

Retired Membership
Price:  $55.00
Qualification:  Must be 65 years or older OR hold Emeritus faculty status at an accredited academic institution.
Details: Membership runs on the calendar year and includes the following: one year's subscription to the ASTE newsletters, access to our member’s only online resources (icluding the JSTE and JESE journals), access to ASTE listserv, and discount registration rates to our international conference.
 

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Journal Subscriptions

Journal of Science Teacher Education (JSTE) - The flagship journal for ASTE. 
One year's subscription is included with all ASTE membership levels except for "Retired Membership". 
Journal of Science Teacher Education serves as a forum for disseminating research and theoretical position statements concerning the preparation and inservice education of science teachers. The journal features pragmatic articles which suggest immediate ways to improve conditions in classroom methods, inservice workshops, and teacher recruitment and retention. In addition, there are data-driven research articles that show evidence of the effectiveness of teaching strategies and interventions, as well as articles describing model science teacher education programs. Journal of Science Teacher Education is a publication that adds to what we know about science teaching and learning but, most importantly, serves as a catalyst for thoughtful discussion concerning the improvement of the education of teachers in science.   This journal publishes 6 issues per year.
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Journal of Elementary Science Education (JESE)
One year's subscription is included with all ASTE membership levels except for "Retired Membership". 
The Journal of Elementary Science Education is an international refereed journal devoted to the issues of elementary science education. The purpose of JESE is to communicate ideas, theories, research, and field-oriented information related to supervision, curriculum, and instruction. The audience of JESE includes universities with teacher education programs, elementary schools, and state and local education agencies. JESE is published to provide discussion of a broad range of concepts, theories, and issues and to provide dissemination of the knowledge base to professionals. Subscriptions run on the calendar year and the price of subscription depends on the type of copy you wish to receive.  This journal publishes 2 issues per year in rotation with JSTE.
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Science Education (SE) -  Science Education publishes original articles on the latest issues and trends occurring internationally in science curriculum, instruction, learning, policy and preparation of science teachers with the aim to advance our knowledge of science education theory and practice. Subscriptions run on the calendar year and the price of subscription depends on your country of residence. This journal publishes 6 issues per year.
U.S. Subscription $70.00
Canadian Subscription $75.00
International Subscription $100.00
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ASTE Regions
You are free to join any ASTE region.  Below are the states/provinces associated with each region.

North-East: CT, MA, ME, MS, NE, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, Eastern Canadian Provinces
South-East: AL, FL, GA, LA, southern parts of MO, SC
Mid-Atlantic: DC, DE, KY, MD, NC, southern parts of OH, TN, VA, WV
North-Central: IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, northern parts of MO, ND, northern parts of OH, SD, WI
North-West: ID, MT, OR, WA, WY, Western Canadian Provinces
South-West: AR, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX, UT
Far West:  AK, AZ, CA, HI, NV
International:  Any Resident outside of the United States or Canada